Taking Off

Yesterday's pelican decided he had had enough of having his photo taken and took off. ha ha.

[amyK]

Fun pov; great shot

[Bill]

Nice action capture.

[Valerie Chesney]

Ha-Ha... Wonderful capture & reflection.
Love the splashes!

[Suzanne]

great capture

[eDorre]

You got the moment. Neat shot

[Diana]

Fabulous shot and timing, I love the water splashes.

[Bec]

Wow - great capture; they’re often quite awkward trying to take off.

[Kathy A]

Fabulous capture!

[Wylie]

not the most elegant starters, hee hee

[haskar]

Great timing. Fabulous capture.

[Maggiemae]

Brilliant settings in your camera to capture this! They are heavy birds!

[Issi Bannerman]

Super shot.

[Brian]

Awesome POV

[Susan Wakely]

Great timing.

[Joan Robillard]

Good capture

[Boxplayer]

Nice with the drops running off his back

[Peter]

Great perspective, timing and reflections Babs:)

[Casablanca]

Ha ha, he is fabulous! Perfect timing

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Faye Turner]

Nicely captured

[Beryl Lloyd]

Ha ! nice pov and shot ! - great splashing ! fav

[Rick Aubin]

Nailed the timing!

[Dione Giorgio]

Stunning capture and timing. Fav.

[Mags]

Great timing and shot!

[Tunia McClure]

super timing

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Cool capture and great timing.

[Merrelyn]

He doesn't look so elegant from this angle :)

[Olwynne]

Great capture of the water splash

[KoalaGardens🐨]

sensational movement!

[Pat Knowles]

How do they do it…..just imagine the strength there.

[Judith Johnson]

I wonder how long it takes for their wings to dry off? Not long I expect - it's water off a duck's back!

[Rob Z]

Lol - you had the last laugh with this image!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Fun one

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Fantastic shot

[Chris Cook]

Perhaps you weren’t paying him enough.

[Babs]

@amyk @cwbill @happysnaps @ankers70 @edorreandresen @ludwigsdiana @kjarn @haskar @maggiemae @jamibann @briaan @wakelys @joansmor @boxplayer @pcoulson @casablanca @bkbinthecity @fayefaye @beryl @rickaubin @sangwann @marlboromaam @tunia @mittens @merrelyn @ollyfran @koalagardens @happypat @robz @365projectorgchristine @elisasaeter @cdcook48 They do make quite a splash don't they.

@walksnaplove @pusspup @merrelyn Not the most elegant of take offs is it, but I suppose they have a lot of weight to lift.

@busylady I think their wings dry almost immediately as the water just rolls off them

[Islandgirl]

Great timing!

[Shutterbug]

Taking off and giving you another photo op. Nice capture with the wings spread. I love the timing.

[Dorothy]

That is a wonderful shot!

[Dorothy]

That is a wonderful shot!

[Walks @ 7]

What perfect timing, love the rippled reflections. Fav.

[Babs]

@radiogirl @shutterbug49 @illinilass @illinilass @joysabin Thanks. Not the most elegant take off is it, but I do like the splashes.

[Fisher Family]

A beautifully timed shot of the take-off - fav!

Ian

[Dorothy]

@onewing
I do too😊

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Bye-bye!

[Rick]

Great capture.